Migrant crisis: Hungary police recruit 'border-hunters'

The Hungarian police are advertising for 3,000 "border-hunters", who will reinforce up to 10,000 police and soldiers patrolling a razor-wire fence built to keep migrants out.

The new recruits, like existing officers, will carry pistols with live ammunition, and have pepper spray, batons, handcuffs and protective kit.
The number of migrants reaching Hungary's southern border with Serbia has stagnated, at fewer than 200 daily.
The new guards will start work in May.

The recruits will have six months' training, they must be over 18, physically fit and must pass a psychological test, police officer Zsolt Pozsgai told Hungarian state television.

Monthly pay will be 150,000 forint (£406; $542) for the first two months, then 220,300 forint.

Hungary is in the grip of a massive publicity campaign, launched by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing government ahead of a 2 October referendum.

Voters will be asked to oppose a European Commission proposal to relocate 160,000 refugees more fairly across the 28-nation EU.

Under the EU scheme, Hungary has been asked to take 1,300 refugees. The relocation programme is for refugees from Syria, Iraq and Eritrea.

Currently 30 migrants are allowed into Hungary each day through official "transit zones".

The number of those camped on the Serbian side of the border, next to the fence, waiting for access to the transit zones, fell to 346 at Horgos last week, and 103 at Kelebia. That is below half the total of a month ago.

 A note on terminology: uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.

Sergio Aguero: Man City striker banned for three games for elbow

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will miss Saturday's derby against Manchester United in the Premier League after being banned for three games.

A Football Association panel found Aguero, 28, guilty of violent conduct after he elbowed West Ham's Winston Reid in City's 3-1 Premier League win on Sunday.

Argentina international Aguero is also suspended for miss City's home league game with Bournemouth on 17 September and the EFL Cup third-round match at Swansea on 21 September.

Aguero has scored three goals in three league games this season for City, who are top of the table with a 100% record.

He also scored a hat-trick in the first leg of their 5-0 Champions League qualifier against Steaua Bucharest.

City contested the violent conduct charge and argued that "the standard punishment would be clearly excessive".

Man City: Yaya Toure left out of Champions League squad

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has left midfielder Yaya Toure out of his 2016-17 Champions League squad.

City could not include more than 17 overseas players in their squad.

And Guardiola still has 18 on his books, despite letting four foreign internationals leave before Wednesday's transfer deadline.

Clubs can change three players after the group stage but Toure, 33, will not be able to play against Borussia Monchengladbach, Celtic and Barcelona.

The Ivory Coast international has played a major part in all City's trophy wins since he was bought from Barcelona, then managed by Guardiola, for £24m in 2010.

He has only played once this season, in the second leg of the Champions League play-off against Steaua Bucharest, when City were already 5-0 up from the first game.

It was rumoured Toure might leave the club following Guardiola's arrival, with Inter Milan one of the clubs who were interested.

However, the player never had any desire to leave City and intends to see out his contract, which expires in 2017.

The 17 overseas players Guardiola has chosen include new signings Leroy Sane and Ilkay Gundogan, who are yet to play for the club, skipper Vincent Kompany, who is recovering from groin and thigh operations which kept him out of Euro 2016, and 19-year-old forward Kelechi Iheanacho.

Samsung recalls Note 7 flagship over explosive batteries

Samsung Electronics is recalling its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and said that battery problems were behind phones catching fire.

The decision follows reports in the US and South Korea of the phone "exploding" during or after charging.

The South Korean company said customers who had already bought the phone would be able to swap it for a new one.

Samsung said it had been difficult to work out which phones were affected among the 2.5 million Note 7s sold.

"There was a tiny problem in the manufacturing process, so it was very difficult to figure out,'' the president of Samsung's mobile business Koh Dong-jin told reporters.

"It will cost us so much it makes my heart ache. Nevertheless, the reason we made this decision is because what is most important is customer safety," he said.

The firm said it would take about two weeks to prepare replacement devices.
According to Samsung, the phone has been launched in 10 countries so far but with different companies supplying the batteries.


The recall comes just one week ahead of an expected presentation of a new iPhone model from its main rival Apple.

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This is an extraordinary decision for a tech giant to make based on so few reported incidents - Samsung says it is aware of only 35 cases worldwide.

It's bad timing so soon after a big product launch and especially given that Samsung's rival Apple is understood to be preparing to unveil a new iPhone.

However, the firm says it has discovered a problem with the battery cell and is halting sales while it inspects its suppliers.

People who have already bought the device - which is only available to pre-order in the UK - will be issued with a replacement.
Stories about exploding smartphone batteries do make the news from time to time - lithium ion batteries are flammable but very widely used.

Reported 'explosions'

Over the past few days, several users have reported their phones catching fire or exploding while charging, and Samsung said it had confirmed 35 such cases.
A YouTube user uploaded a video under the name Ariel Gonzalez on 29 August of a Galaxy Note 7 with burnt rubber casing and damaged screen.
He said the handset "caught fire" shortly after he unplugged the official Samsung charger, less than a fortnight after purchasing it.
Further images of a burnt Galaxy Note 7 were uploaded to Kakao Story, a popular social media site in Korea, on 30 August.

A user wrote: "There was another explosion of the Galaxy Note 7. It was my friend's phone. A Samsung employee checked the site and he is currently in talks over the compensation with Samsung. You should use its original charger just in case and leave the phone far away from where you are while charging."

Flagship phone

The phone was only launched on 19 August and has since then been generally well-received by critics and consumers.

The Galaxy Note 7 model is the latest of Samsung's series of so called phablets - smartphones with very large screens.

Samsung also added an iris scanner to the Note 7, which lets users unlock the phone by detecting patterns in the eyes.

In July, Samsung beat expectations with record earnings in the latest quarter with strong smartphone sales helping the firm post its best quarterly results in more than two years.
Samsung had predicted continued increase in demand for its smartphones and tablets in the second half of the year.

Brazil, Argentina zashinda kufuzu kombe la dunia 2018

Michezo ya kuwania kuzufu kwa fainali za kombe la dunia zitazofanyika nchini Urusi mwaka 2018, kwa ukanda wa Amerika kusini, zimechezwa usiku wa kuamkia leo.

Wacheza samba timu ya taifa ya Brazil walipata ushindi wa mabao 3-0 dhidi ya Ecuador mshambuliaji Neymer junior, aliipatia timu yake bao la kwanza kwa penati beki wa kushoto wa Ecuador Walter Ayovi, akajifunga kisha kinda Gabriel Jesus, akihitimisha bao la ushindi kwa brazil.

Argentina nao waliibuka na ushindi wa bao 1-0 dhidi ya Urugway bao hilo likuwekwa kambani na mshambuliaji wao mahiri Lionel Messi.

Wekundu weupe wa Paraguay nao wakaibuka na ushindi wa mabao 2-1 dhidi ya Chile La Roja magoli ya Paraguay yakifungwa na Oscar Romero na beki Paulo da Silva huku bao pekee la Chile likifungwa na kiungo Arturo Erasmo Vidal.

Nacer Chadli: West Brom sign midfielder from Tottenham on four-year deal

West Brom have signed Belgium midfielder Nacer Chadli from Premier League rivals Tottenham on a four-year deal for a fee reported to be £13m.

The 27-year-old joined Spurs from Dutch side FC Twente for £7m in July 2013.

He made 119 appearances for Spurs, scoring 25 goals, but has not featured for Mauricio Pochettino's side this season.

"It came very quickly but they have a good team, a good manager and I am very pleased to be here," Chadli said.

"I just want to help the team win as many games as possible."

Chadli is West Brom's third signing of the summer after Matt Phillips arrived from QPR for a reported £5.5m and Brendan Galloway's loan move from Everton.

Tony Pulis' side are 10th in the Premier League with four points from their first three games and the Baggies boss said: "He's a top, top player and I'm delighted we've got him.

"I said last week that these signings all had to be about players who would improve our squad - and Nacer does precisely that."

With two days left of the summer transfer window, West Brom's England U21 striker Saido Berahino could remain at the club for the rest of the season.

Crystal Palace and Stoke have made bids for the 23-year-old, whose contract expires next summer.

The Striker has turned down an extension to the deal, but Pulis has said the player will only leave if there is an "unbelievable offer".

Sofiane Boufal: Southampton break transfer record to sign midfielder from Lille

Boufal, 22, scored 11 goals last season to help Lille finish fifth in Ligue 1 and qualify for the Europa League.

Southampton's previous transfer record was the £15m they paid Roma for forward Dani Osvaldo in 2013.

"I can see that this club is the best place for me to continue my progression as a footballer," Boufal said.

Les Reed, the club's executive director of football, said: "We are extremely confident he will successfully adapt to life in the Premier League.

"Sofiane is a player we have watched develop closely over the last few years, and we're thrilled to have him join the club. We're delighted that Sofiane sees Southampton as the best place for him to continue his development."

But he added the player would be some weeks away from a first-team appearance while he gets up to match fitness.

Boufal, who has signed a five-year contract, is the latest summer arrival as new manager Claude Puel shapes his team following several departures.

The Frenchman replaced Ronald Koeman in June after the Dutch manager left to join Everton.
Sadio Mane, Victor Wanyama and Graziano Pelle all left the Saints during the summer for combined fees of £57m.

Southampton spent £10m to sign Nathan Redmond from Norwich City while Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg arrived for £12m from Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile full back Jeremy Pied, a summer signing from Nice, says he needs an operation on a knee ligament injury.

The 27-year-old told his Twitter followers: "I can confirm the bad news for my knee - I need an operation.

"It's hard to digest but it's a trial to overcome. I'm determined to give all my energy to come back as soon as possible on the pitch."